I'm not sure how soon after they married, they ended up in Hamilton Barracks in Edinborough as their daughter (my great grandmother's birth certificate states her name Margaret Ann Killen b Nov 29/1888 at Hamilton signed William G.T. The regiment fought in many conflicts, including both the First and Data-as-a-Service Data Management Data Enrichment API & Webhooks. Hi Paul,I am researching my Great Grandfather,I know he was called William George Daye, he was a private in the Army Service Corps, having enlisted in 1914 his number is 195348 and I have his medals but I can't find his enlistment record, there is also a family rumour that he was a POW in the later part of the war. Prior enlistment info, training, regimental records, medal records, war diaries and much more. Hi PaulI'm trying to find some information about my Great Grandfather Albert Napier Wallace, born 1886 (thereabouts) in Gillingham, Kent. See the research tab. deal. Illustrations are by well-known artists depicting battle scenes including each VC-winning action - apart from Leefe's zeppelin. (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment bringing in German prisoners captured during the attack on La Boisselle, France, 3 July 1916. . Thanks James Carey, Hello Paul,I am researching a friend's great grandfather Percy Wesley born 1899.Private 51633 Bedfordshire Regiment TR/9/4445 Training Reserve Battalion, 41131 Northants Regiment 59528 Suffolk Regiment and 611899 Royal Engineers.he would only have been old enough to have fought towards the end of the war-can you tell me if it is possible to find out where he served ?He survived the war and died in 1971.I would be grateful for any further info.thanks in advance Sandra, Hello Paul,I am trying to find out in which company of the 8th Bn East Surrey Company Serjeant Major Ernest Cheney Laughton (#4910) was active on july 1st 1916.He was KIA on this date during the famous football attack on the Somme.Born Stoke Prior, Worchestershire 16th april 1886.I appreciate your reply.Thanks.Pieter Meere, The Netherlands. Gloucestershire Regiment 5172001 - 5239000 Worcestershire Regiment 5239001 - 5328000 Royal Berkshire Regiment 5328001 - 5373000 Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5373001 - 5429000 The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5429001 - 5485000 Hampshire Regiment 5485001 - 5562000 Wiltshire Regiment 5562001 - 5608000 1st Invalids - 41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot later The Welsh Regiment (first raised as the Regiment of Invalids, in 1688) Agile and Bolton Wanderers - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Ally Sloper's Cavalry - Army Service Corps (humorous back . If no service / pension records exist (have looked on ancestry) is there any other archive to look for further documentation and/or information/photos?? Visit the RESEARCH tab on this blog. So my research was following the wrong man. How old was he in 1911? ).Best regards,Scott. Between 1st July 1881 and 24th August 1891, the regiment recruited just 2991 men, an annual average of 294 men per annum. Hazel, please drop me a line. Some 20 Military Medals were awarded to the rank and file. Unit/Battalion/Regiment: 2 Worcestershire Regiment. Born 1907 in Dunfermline to Janet Hunter, same mother as Alexander despite the 20yr age gap. look for. If I don't think I can add anything I will tell you, but if I The Worcestershire Regiment dates back to 1694 when Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards raised a new regiment in London. Division within WO - Armed Forces Service Records; WO 339 - War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical) Subseries within WO 339 - Officers Services (including Civilian Dependants and Military Staff Appointments): Long Service Papers; This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) Toggle hierarchy Hi wonder if you can help me i have just found my grandfathers Militia attestation form on FMP W. Lamping number 3608. if you have a medal named with a number and regiment that do not match as per the list below.) We know he was wounded in 1914 at Aisne or Marne. Hi PaulHow would I find out which company of he 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment my ancestor was in? I cannot find any of his army records from 1916 onwards. I'm a bit puzzled about the military background of my g-great grandfather. Mary - please contact me via the RESEARCH tab if you would like me to research this man. Matk, I believe there is a file for this man at The National Archives under reference: WO 339/23569. Thanks Pam. William Hunter. Google Irish Guards Archive. Glenn Jackson, It was my pleasure to help you, Glenn. I found it interesting that my great grandmother was listed only on the 1911 census as a "boarder" and listed as Roman Catholic while the rest of the family was Presbyterian. Hi,I hope you can help me trace the steps of my grandfather, he originally joined the Cheshire Regiment in Stockport, Cheshire as this is our home town. He served in RFA for 5 years 207 days. He'd have been given a new number, Trevor. Regimental number series. My grandfather and great uncle served in the 4th Battalion and although I've got their service numbers, and much more, I couldn't nail down an enlistment year for my grandfather. Here's hoping I've not been too much of a painNick LabandTrench Laband Twitter, All understood, Nick, no problem about jumping in. In the absence of a service record, the next best route is to work out when he joined the different regiments by looking at when the regimental numbers would have been issued. He was killed in action I believe on the 18th Oct 1916. Army Service Numbers 1881-1918 British regimental number research. See http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/p/research.html, hi, im looking for my 2nd great grandfather robert whanslaw. It was introduced to be a working . Any help you may be able to give me would be greatly appreciated. Public Record Office, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Absolutely brilliant. He was married in Leith, Edinburgh 1898 and had first child Elizabeth in 1899.. let me know if you think you can help. From Ancestry.co.uk research I am assuming his service record was one of those destroyed in blitz. Please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. It was my pleasure to assist you, Neil, and thank you for taking the time to post your thanks on this blog. which, amongst other things, carries a complete roll of honour for Worcestershire Regiment men between 1808 and 1960! Also consider contacting the Westren Front Association to see if they hold pension details for him: https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records.htmlPaul, Hello Paul, I'm researching some relatives of ours (3 brothers, who were my husband's great uncles) who tragically all died at the Sommme within 3 weeks of each other. From researching I believe his service no is 2220.I believe he was still married to Mary when he married Margaret as I can find no death certificate for her.Any further information on Henry I would appreciate.Mary Scanlon. I have a photo of an ancestor in what appears to be dress uniform. Hi PaulA quick query. I've seen that he served in the East Kent Regiment (Buffs) Not sure of any other informationKind regardsNikki. . I was hoping his records would confirm this and also help me to find out how he met Johanna in Ireland. I'm happy to research any possible london/home counties written records myself if you could point me in the right direction. This can be done, with patience, or by dropping me a line via the RESEARCH tab if you wanted to commission this research.Paul, HiAlbert Henry Gookey (1889-1926) - 4th Middlesex Regiment Regimental Number: L/11184 (joined 1906 aged 17). But not one for the other service number.I have also found his personal effects record showing money paid to his mother at the end of the war. I can't find his service record. Enlisted 29/12/1915. The Worcestershire Regiment consisted of Infantry Battalions that would have had an MG Section as part of its Battalion Headquarters. CLICK HERE. The only information my grandmother (since deceased) knew about her mother was that her father died when she was young. He served with the 9th Bn, Nick. 17th (Service) Battalion 25 May 1918: the 1st Provisional Garrison Guard Bn of the Labour Corps joined 176th Brigade in 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. Wife Grace McLeod. During the First World War, members of the Regiment were awarded nine Victoria Crosses, 70 Distinguished Service Orders(and 12 bars), 288 Military Crosses(and 36 bars), 227 Distinguished Conduct Medals(and 8 bars). My advice to you would be to make the most of Findmypast's free weekend of military records this weekend and scour what's online. If it was post 1913 it would be in WO 363 or WO 364. I would guess he probably enlisted in 1908 and had been in India for maybe a year when the census was taken. Thanks. Have a look here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records. He possibly worked in a coal mine before enlisting - maybe 1904? Hello Paul, We have an inscribed silver tipped stick for A. Jacobs, who had been in the 17th Lancers, dated 1907. I am doing some research into 8471 L/Cpl Ernest Walker 2nd Royal Berks who was KIA on 1/7/1916. http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/, Thanks Paul, didn't know that site existed, some great information, Good afternoon Paul, I am researching my great granddad war history.I was told the following:First name(s) SelwynLast name RatledgeService number 316754, 651957Rank PrivateCorps Northumberland Fusiliers, Labour CorpsService record Soldier Number: 316754, Rank: Private, Corps: Northumberland FusiliersService record 2 Soldier Number: 651957, Rank: Private, Corps: Labour CorpsWhat I would like to know what battalion was he with when in service please, Paul316754 looks like a TF number to me: 21st Provisional Battalion, later 35th Battalion. you found for me is most impressive.". I'm obviously very new to twitter and not getting on very well with the character restrictions.I saw the photograph on my home feed and was interested enough to join the discussion.At this stage I'm not even sure if that is an acceptable approach, i.e. to open the space at the rear of the Town Hall to the public has been vetoed by the City Council, a body which is by no means progressive. Were they also part of the 38th Welsh Division formed by Prime minister David Lloyd George? 9,460 officers and men gave their lives, 71 Battle Honours were awarded and eight VCs one of whom, attached to the RFC, was the airman Leefe Robinson, famous for shooting down a zeppelin. Re 1/4th East Yorks, your best hope will be if he appears on an International Red Cross 'missing' list as these often give company details. I am by know means an expert on these matters. We know that he became a POW and was held in Germany, is there anyway of knowing precisely which camp or camps he was held at? What do you recommendHis name was Thomas Layman Daniels born in 1886 and residing in Hinton, Northants.Many thanks Dominic, By all means drop me a line with the photograph, Dominic and I'll see if that provides any clues. The museum is unlikely to be able to help, I would have thought, and they won't hold service records which are all in WO 363 and WO 364 - assuming they survive. Hi Paul Can you find military photos of my great great grandfather he was in ww1 he was in royal inniskilling fusiliers if you can let me know Thanks K. Hello I am serving in the military and I am trying to find some information about my wife's great grandfather. Thomas Rampton (SR/3564 on Thiepval), 13th Bn Middlesex Regiment, date of death 31-08-16. I have found his medal card, which states he was in 15th london regiment, 705282, 23rd London regiment, a/204954, and the ASC remounts, R/4/232361. Thank you so muchMargaret, Hello,my relative was in the war in 1939 from what it says online. I don't have that information to hand. Nevertheless it would be possible to work out date of joining and dates of transfer. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Worcestershire and started numbering from 1 in 1881. Can you help me get in contact please? Support Connect is a company which makes funded support available to Apprentices and other learners. I may be able to tell you when the man joined, if he had served with another refgiment before, whether he survived the war; quite a lot in all probability. hi Paul I'm trying to find some information about my Grandfather Thomas Kavanagh and his brothers who fought in WW1. Support Connect. and that his number was 4134. From there Sarah Ann met a James Ardis and they had six children all of which are on the 1901 and 1911 census. Hi Paul, I am researching my Great Grandfather - 18955 Private John Ashton, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was KIA at the Bluff on 2nd March 1916 whilst seconded to the 17th Division Trench Mortars. I am trying to find photos of him and his battalion? I am researching Drummer William Cook 5th Battalion Yorks and Lancs Regiment gassed and died 19th December 1915. I have a copy of his Short Service attestation, in which he enlisted for the duration.His age is 35. [1] Worcestershire Regiment 5651 Private [2] Devonshire Regiment 1528 Private [3] Worcestershire Regiment 242012 Private [4] Royal Engineers 499942 Private [5] Royal Engineers WR10499 Private : Link: 30182: Manley, William J: Worcestershire Regiment: 260295: Private [1] Worcestershire Regiment 260295 Private [2] Labour Corps 510297 Private . He possibly has a summary of service in WO 76 at The National Archives. Hi Paul - OK thanks very much for your help and speedy response. A magnificent publication it is with its profusion of maps, illustrations and photos - each page of photos contains several. and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. John (medal roll) Bond arrived overseas (France) 22 Sep 1915 as an orginal member of the 8th Bn. many who fought for our country but who was dear to those left behind. Hi there PaulDo you know how I could go about researching a man who was a Staff Instructor in the Army Gymnastics Staff between 15-19. Poole, with many others were killed. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. It is possible that he may have changed his name to James Walker as his birth father was a George Walker and he used that name in 1971 when he eventually married my grandmother (4 children later lol). Hi, i'm looking for any additional information regarding my G-Grandfather Henry (Harry) Albert Parsons. Service number: 7998. ).Once again, many thanksBrian, This post will look at numbering in the regular battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment between 1881 and 1914. 1939-1947 WW 2
He died 1981.Interested in service records, medals etc as for some reason the family didn't keep anything.Thanks in advance. I couldn't see that a service record survives for this man though and so you'll have difficulty proving categorically that this is him.Paul. 21 men of Ross . Re Edward Broderick, I don't believe a service record survives. I know his war grave is in the Warlencourt British Cemetary. 5 Division 95 Infantry Brigade Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) (Bristol) Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade . Or is it possible he lied abt his age? If so its my great great grandfather and i would be interested in anything you can find on him. 1848-1849 Punjab
Hi PaulTrying to found out more about this soldier:Service No: 10284Age: 26Regiment/Service: Irish Guards, 2nd Bn.Son of Thomas Wardlow, of 758, Harrison Avenue, Harrison, New Jersey, U.S.A.Anything you can do for me? The plans illustrate the engagements recorded in the book, and are designed to depict the part played by the several battalions in their battles and to enable the visitor to the battlefields to recognise the ground on which each fight took place, as much as to make clear the general course of those actions. It has the following information:this is fred's address and his photoM.2./156830.Pte. . This man has surviving papers which you can download provided you pay Findmypast: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=chapman+323023, Hello Paul,I would just like to say thank you for your time in finding out what happened to my great-great-grandfather. !Christopher Hebden had previous service in Scarborough Police and Monmouthshire Constabulary plus years of experience with horses, prior to joining up.Please let me know if you'd like more details - including sight of photos. Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot) Global rank 823 835; Daily visitors-Daily pageviews-Pageviews per user: 0: Rating; Status: Online: Latest check: . To join them or review events. BRITISH ARMY WORCESTERSHIRE & SHERWOOD FORESTERS STAYBRITE COLLAR BADGE PAIR | Collectables, Badges & Patches, Collectable Badges | eBay! This section gives details the history of the barracks from 1874 to 1990. RESEARCH "Paul's service was fast, efficient and brilliant. Moderators:Kevin Lynott, peter, LarsA Post a new topic 117 topics Page 1of 3 1, 2, 3 Topics Replies Views Great grand father returned mission complete with no lives lost . Please note that all Second World War and post 1920 service record enquiries should be addressed straight to the MoD which still holds the records. I am struggling to find any information in the Army records about him - Robert Stenhouse Hanley born in West Derby 19/10/1887 and according to his Teacher Registration Certification he was in the Army as above. Bid Live on Lot 812 in the Antiques to include sections of guns, weapons, medals, militaria, sporting, taxidermy, toys, scientific instruments, weights & scales, cameras Auction from Stroud Auctions Ltd.. Follow the link for more information. You'll need to check the casualty lists James. Even showing transcripts of how much his family were paid upon death were fascinating. 39 joined on 17th October 1881 134 joined on 25th March 1882 572 joined on 7th July 1883 full report costs from 50. Gloucestershire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion and Worcestershire Regimen 2015-12-12 The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most . Private Herbert Thomas Beard served with the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regtiment in the Boer War in South Africa in 1900. Please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk and I'll get back to you. Mar 2020 - Present3 years 1 month. Do you know any of the names of the soldiers in your photo of the royal artillery please?I would also be interested in finding out more about my great grandfathers service in Ww1 if you are able to help. James Rampton (P/252 at Beaumont Hamel), 13th Bn Middlesex Regiment, date of death 31-08-16.Extract from date of death 03-09-16 @ https://firstworldwaronthisday.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=03%2F09%2F1916 under HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL (85)P/252 Rifleman RAMPTON 16th Bn. Our family didnt really know much about him and I was hoping to find out more many thanks, Kevin, Hallo Paul,I am trying to find information about my grandfather Patrick Quinn's WW1 service record. There is a good chance that he continued to serve after the vital 1921 cut-off date for records and that his service record is still held by the Ministry of Defence. Email paulcanixon@yahoo.co.ukPaul, I'd be grateful for any information that would help me understand the role that my maternal grandfather played in WW1. WW2. Paul. Can I find his 'wounded records' online? Many Thanks Pam, You need to contact he MoD, Pam. Dave. British Army 917 Private The Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion (2nd Birmingham) . Justin, re your message of 10th Feb, my apologirs for the delay. He was also 672, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Claire. Nikki, this man has some surviving papers which you can access from here: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=a*+n*+wallace+east+kentNote that these are on Findmypast and so you will need to pay Findmypast to actually view these. Published in 1891 this book provides a full history of the 29th Regiment of Foot (later designated the Worcestershire Regiment) from 1694 to 1891. Hello,This is so through!I have the medal card for my Grandfather Alexander Mark T.F. Warriors United Kingdom This is a great piece of work and must rank as one of the finest of the Great War regimental histories, many would say the finest, and I wouldn't argue. So far I have discovered that he was kicked in the abdomen by men off duty and was hospitalised off and on until he was discharged in March 1915.However in December 1916 when he marries Elsie Jane Adams in Aberdeen it clearly states on the marriage certificate that he was currently stationed in France and is a gunner for B Battallion in the Machine Gun Corps. Some 65 years later the diary was found by the grandson of Horst Kallmeyer whilst clearing out his grandparents apartment. Click here or image for details, This database contains over 50,000 names and aims to cover all who served with the Worcestershire Regiment during The Great War. Since the Worcestershire Regiment was raised in 1694 there has been many fine commanding officer. Construction General. A Good Ox & Bucks, later Worc's Regiment group. The addition of two more regular battalions in 1900 had a marked effect on recruitment rates and between June 1901 and May 1911, the regiment added over 6000 men to its books; an annual recruitment rate of 613 men per annum for the last ten years and one which saw recruiting in the regiment surpassed only by The Kings Royal Rifle Corps and Middlesex Regiment. The photos are presented in the following catogories: Do you have an opinion or any information you would like to share with us?